There are 4 ways to get from Chicago, IL to Athens by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORD - ATH
14h 11m€261–713Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MKE - ATH
20h 31m€436–1,258Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SBN - ATH
20h 7m€401–1,221Train to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AZO - ATH
21h 54m€287–871
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago, IL to Athens is to fly which costs €260 - €750 and takes 14h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago, IL to Athens is to fly which takes 14h 11m and costs €260 - €750.
The distance between Chicago, IL and Athens is 8835 km.
It takes approximately 14h 11m to get from Chicago, IL to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 8h ahead of Chicago, IL. It is currently 5:30 PM in Chicago, IL and 1:30 AM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Athens, Greece?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- €11–13
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